David Dachtera Yes this does help, thanks for that info gives me an idea what I would be looking at if I was able to get the deal under contract, the house is actually across the street from my house and it's really becoming an eye sore so I want see what I can do for that reason as well.

Well,the interior looks lovely but,the exterior paint is wrong and it sticks out like a sore thumb.Something darker that goes with the two much taller buildings you're sandwiched between would have been better.You made some mistakes that are going to cost you like they did me too.First,you decorated the interior to please yourself as if you were going to live there,not good.Way ,way,too expensive for the neighborhood.No one is going to pay you tens of thousands extra for having nice taste in fixtures and finishes.You are also surrounded by multi family rental properties instead of lovely single family homes which is where your place belongs if you could magically move it.Honestly,you missed a golden opportunity to make some good money by not just gutting but hiring an architect and redesigning it into a triplex or quad.A good landlord business would have paid you a handsome profit for a modern designed quad with affordable and nice fixtures.Your initial asking price was way too high and the real estate agent should have talked you out of it.Now you have 161 shoppers on Zillow with only a few of them real buyers waiting you out to see how low will you go.Their buyer's agents are sensing the desperation and waiting to drop the hammer on you.I went through this same terrible thing just recently and lost 85k when the bloodbath finally was over.I am afraid you need to prepare yourself for the same thing.If I am wrong about the address,pay me no mind and good luck to you.

Once your sore is up to 680 go and apply for a credit card (No annual fee) do not fall victim to an annual fee.

The latest one I did 6 months ago to make some sorely needed repairs and upgrades) with no issues.

I've heard Austin housing prices are continuing to sore so my thinking is we should get in sooner than later.

This doesn’t minimize the support these dogs provide for people with a psychological disorder.

OTOH, if you wife is going to be sorely disappointed without the house, and you're willing to fore go this income, then buy the residence.

I think it is very dependent on what is normal in that neighborhood...if that is fairly common, or if the boarded up house is a huge eye sore. 

the unused land is currently a huge eye sore for the community and this ADU would provide the financial incentive to move forward with the fencing/landscaping work that's required.Best,Cheng

The closest REIA for me is I believe Orlando which is north of 2 1/2 hours so relying on networking.